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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 5h

EXCLUSIVE 1st LOOK at the flag many will be flying at the #NoKINGSRally this Saturday, October 18th!

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 3h

Don’t worry, Mitch McConnell, we haven’t forgotten that most of this is your fault.

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 2h

Each of us swore an oath to the Constitution. We are all watching what President Trump is doing with the uniformed military.

As people who have served, it’s important to speak out.

So on 10/18, let's do what we do best. Wear the red, white & blue. Wave the flag. Peacefully.

America Has No King

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 4h

I urge our nation to use this weekend's No Kings marches as a declaration of independence against the tyranny and lawlessness currently running this country.

Use your voice. ACT PEACEFULLY. Protect yourself and your community.

THERE ARE NO KINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Chris Murphy: "This is a country that's falling apart because Trump is in the middle of an authoritarian takeover. We're not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We're in the middle of it ... I have no moral obligation to vote for a budget that literally funds the destruction of our democracy"

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SkyGuyInVA @skyguyinva.bsky.social · 9h

A PROFILE IN COURAGE
@wtopnews.bsky.social

I turned in my Pentagon credential — not my commitment
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I turned in my Pentagon credential — not my commitment

I spoke with NBC4 in Washington about why I did it and what it means moving forward.

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SkyGuyInVA @skyguyinva.bsky.social · 10h

I'm sure the tyrant king of England said the same thing about our forefathers' protests against his tyrannical rule.

MAKE GOOD TROUBLE AT A "NO KINGS DAY" EVENT MAJORITY AMERICA......

BE LOUD & PROUD......

Mike Johnson Calls No Kings Protestors ‘Terrorists’
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Mike Johnson Calls No Kings Protestors ‘Terrorists’

GOP panic rises as millions prepare to turn out on Saturday

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

"No amount of appeasement of Trump will work short of turning yourself into a lapdog. So news outlets have to choose. And if you go halfway, you’re basically going to lose everyone."

On the pod, @brianbeutler.bsky.social is great on the failure of Trump appeasement:
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Trump Erupts at ABC over Vance On-Air Fiasco as Presser Goes Off Rails

As Trump’s exchanges with reporters appear more power-crazed than usual, a sharp observer of our slide into authoritarianism explains why the Resistance must find a new kind of response before it’s to...

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SkyGuyInVA @skyguyinva.bsky.social · 1d

The American Tyrant King loses BIGLY

A Nobel Prize for Trolling?
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A Nobel Prize for Trolling?

The distinguished awards further illustrated that Trump is wrong on just about everything

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SkyGuyInVA @skyguyinva.bsky.social · 1d

Brilliant

adeadmanwalking.bsky.social @adeadmanwalking.bsky.social · 2d

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SkyGuyInVA @skyguyinva.bsky.social · 1d

Comet C/2025 R2 SWAN 10/14/25 Rural Central VA

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SkyGuyInVA @skyguyinva.bsky.social · 2d

Are We the Nazis Now?
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Are We the Nazis Now?

How do we meet this moment?

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 3d

There’s been an active cover-up since the mid-2000s to conceal the Epstein Files.

The damning info from the DOJ’s Office of Professional Responsibility’s investigation & report into allegations of professional misconduct by the federal prosecutors, including Alex Acosta.

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YIKES! DOJ BUSTED in Epstein COVER-UP as GOP STALLS RELEASE

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NPR @npr.org · 3d

A Statement from NPR’s Editor in Chief on the Pentagon’s Press Policy.
Read More: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...

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SkyGuyInVA @skyguyinva.bsky.social · 3d

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Comet watch heats up as A6 Lemmon gets brighter. Here’s how to see it - WTOP News

Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon is getting brighter and whether you have a telescope, binoculars or just your eyes, here’s how you can catch a glimpse.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

I – like Trump and RFK Jr. – do not have a medical degree.

So, when questions surrounding medical treatments emerge, I listen to people who do.

I get my information from doctors and public health experts – and urge you to do the same.

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Dani M. ❌👑 @danielleloveswords.bsky.social · 3d

This Saturday, October 18th

Rise with us.

www.nokings.org

Posters on storefront of abandoned building. “NO KINGS! We rise again!”

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 3d

NEW VIDEO: Congressman Jake Auchincloss calls out Donald Trump and the Republicans and we discuss why Congress must act to restore checks and balances and stop Trump from turning the military into a campaign weapon. youtu.be/uX1uotE12r0?...

Congressman Slams Trump's Military Invasion | Rep. Jake Auchincloss

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 3d

"I can't remember the quotation exactly, but it's like 'when fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in a flag and wearing the cross.' Mike Johnson's the real embodiment of that." - @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 3d

Buried inside the Big Beautiful Bill is a time bomb...one that detonates the balance of power. You weren’t supposed to read this clause. That’s why I did.

A single section hidden deep in the bill quietly neuters the courts. It’s that serious.🔥👇

www.jackhopkinsnow.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 3d

Be there. Saturday, October 18th.
www.nokings.org

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

REPORTER: Do you support repealing Obamacare and what's your healthcare plan?

MIKE JOHNSON: We worked on repealing and replacing Obamacare back in 2017. I still have PTSD from the experience. We know that American healthcare needs dramatic reform. We have lots of ideas.

(So, no plan)

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SkyGuyInVA @skyguyinva.bsky.social · 3d

Said that in CONVICT 1.0

Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 3d

Trump says he has a “concept” of a healthcare plan.
Not a plan.
A concept.
That’s the first tell — because there is no plan. There’s only a blueprint for dismantling what exists, punishing those who struggle, and rewarding those who were born into comfort.

🩸 TRUMP'S BIG "BEAUTIFUL" BILL KILLS

His cruel gov't shutdown and classist, racist “concept of a plan" will lead to pain, suffering & death for millions of struggling Americans

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 4d

This has real -- I intended to dm "Pam" -- energy.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 4d

From the federal court to the Nobel Prize Committee, everyone agrees that Donald Trump and his administration lack integrity and credibility.

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